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states. >> mr. obama said he deserves four more years. that message was drilled home by president clinton who electrified the base with his memorable words. >> president obama started with a much weaker economy than i did. listen to me now. no president, not me, not any o have fully repaired all the damage he found in just four years. now -- but he has he has laid the foundations for a new modern successful economy. of shared prosperity. if you will renew the president's contract, you will feel it. you will feel it. >> mitt romney and paul ryan are making their case. they're pressing the point hard. attacking mr. obama and his policies. >> we had an economic crisis in 2008. the problem i'm saying is president obama's so-called solutions didn't fix the problem, they've made it worse. so president for the last two years has not been offering solutions, he's been attacking the other party. for the first two years of his presidency, his entire party controlled all of government. he got to pass nearly ev
states. >> mr. obama said he deserves four more years. that message was drilled home by president clinton who electrified the base with his memorable words. >> president obama started with a much weaker economy than i did. listen to me now. no president, not me, not any o have fully repaired all the damage he found in just four years. now -- but he has he has laid the foundations for a new modern successful economy. of shared prosperity. if you will renew the president's contract,...
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a baby panda was born in the united states. now, a 14-year-old giant panda, you can see her right there being very protective of her young. gave birth at the smithsonian national zoo today. this is just her second cub. the next few years are going to be crucial for the baby, which is, i mean, doesn't get any cuter than this. the size of a stick of butter. in keeping with chinese tra dig, the new cub will not be named for 100 days despite the fact the cub was made in the u.s.a., it must be returned to china in four years. tonight's number, 1 billion. the dollar amount china has illegally subsidized its auto industry. between the years 2009 and 2011, china provided export subsidies to chinese carmakers that are a violation. this comes on the heels of another filing that chinaal imposed -- $3 billion. really starts to add up. china says unlike its pandas, the issue isn't so black and white and today, the chinese filed their own action against the u.s. saying a new u.s. trade bill would be deeply unfair. and by the way, what's up t
a baby panda was born in the united states. now, a 14-year-old giant panda, you can see her right there being very protective of her young. gave birth at the smithsonian national zoo today. this is just her second cub. the next few years are going to be crucial for the baby, which is, i mean, doesn't get any cuter than this. the size of a stick of butter. in keeping with chinese tra dig, the new cub will not be named for 100 days despite the fact the cub was made in the u.s.a., it must be...
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large cities produce 83% of total economic output in the united states. the 30 largest cities account for half of all u.s. gdp. 81% of americans live in urban areas and the population of cities is growing. the urban population increased by 12% between 2000 and 2010. compared with an overall rise of less than 10%. the five fastest growing metro areas are washington, austin, texas, hinesville, georgia, mcallen, texas, and raleigh, north carolina. i want to bring in the professor at the university of toronto and the author of the rise of the creative class revisited. you say cities have become more livable but not all cities are booming. what do the successful cities do right? >> well, i think there's a few things that successful cities do right. the most important thing is that they invest in their human capital. they invest in their talented people. they have great high schools and particularly colleges and universities, but also the best cities are making themselves attractive for highly skilled, ambitious, and entrepreneurial people. they have brought cr
large cities produce 83% of total economic output in the united states. the 30 largest cities account for half of all u.s. gdp. 81% of americans live in urban areas and the population of cities is growing. the urban population increased by 12% between 2000 and 2010. compared with an overall rise of less than 10%. the five fastest growing metro areas are washington, austin, texas, hinesville, georgia, mcallen, texas, and raleigh, north carolina. i want to bring in the professor at the university...
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in the aftermath, the united states had a bead on four and very good information on one. but there were also information and there was some activities obviously from the libyan authorities as well. >> so, let me ask you, jeff porter, about something that eli just said. advanced military assault. precision aimed rockets. this isn't something you just do because you feel like it. >> right. you know, but it's important to understand about the libyan security environment that it's very porous. there's abundant weaponry. that's all been stolen from gadhafi's arsenals during the revolution. there is in security services. so, when we talk about preplanned, we have to decide whether it was something that had been planned months in advance, weeks in advance or something that was hastily put together, a couple of cell phone calls half an hour before. they knew ambassador stevens was there and seized the moment. so it may have been planned, but 30 minutes beforehand. >> and of course we get into the whole question of immediate aftermath. when did u.s. intelligence now, when did they
in the aftermath, the united states had a bead on four and very good information on one. but there were also information and there was some activities obviously from the libyan authorities as well. >> so, let me ask you, jeff porter, about something that eli just said. advanced military assault. precision aimed rockets. this isn't something you just do because you feel like it. >> right. you know, but it's important to understand about the libyan security environment that it's very...
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>> translator: of course the polls taken inside the united states show that over 75% of the united states population are still somewhat nebulous about the real reasons of that event, of those events. what i said were a number of questions. an event has occurred. due to that, two countries have been occupied and the conflict still continues. every day, hundreds of people in afghanistan, pakistan and iraq are killed. would it not have been better to have a more precise analysis and find out the true in-depth reason of the events of september 11th, make that -- make those findings transparent to the populations in the nations across the world, and then have a response in unison. of course, the expense would have been much less. do you know how much has been spent during the afghan and iraq war? >> a considerable amount of money but let me ask you this, mr. president. if nearly 3,000 iranians had been murdered in the way that americans were on 9/11, in tehran, how would you have reacted to the country that you believed had done that? >> translator: so you are saying that the country of afghan
>> translator: of course the polls taken inside the united states show that over 75% of the united states population are still somewhat nebulous about the real reasons of that event, of those events. what i said were a number of questions. an event has occurred. due to that, two countries have been occupied and the conflict still continues. every day, hundreds of people in afghanistan, pakistan and iraq are killed. would it not have been better to have a more precise analysis and find out...
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there's still this enormous interest in education, and i'm hoping that with the united states lifting sanctions now that burma can move ahead, but, you know, aung san s uh-huh kyi, which my sources tell me is going to have dinner with three presidents, president obama, clinton, and george w. bush. this is really a historic visit. it's unprecedented. >> there are many who -- in myanmar, or burma, and other places who would hope that she would have the posture of being a president herself. >> it's impossible because under the present constitution, which was a rigged election, nobody who has a member of a family with a foreign passport can run for president, so as a constitution stands right now, aung san suu kyi has two sons that have a passport, so she can't -- you can't change the constitution because the military holds 25% of the seats. she's in a tight position, and she's walking a tight rope. >> fascinating discussion, fascinating documentary. thank you so much for your time. >> reply pleasure. thank you. >> we're iffing to check the day on wall street. stocks got a boost from good
there's still this enormous interest in education, and i'm hoping that with the united states lifting sanctions now that burma can move ahead, but, you know, aung san s uh-huh kyi, which my sources tell me is going to have dinner with three presidents, president obama, clinton, and george w. bush. this is really a historic visit. it's unprecedented. >> there are many who -- in myanmar, or burma, and other places who would hope that she would have the posture of being a president herself....
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if the united states pulls out, the crazies only get stronger. the clash of civilizations exists, and it is within islam between those who want to burn american embassies and those who want to partner with us in building modern societies. we have a stake in who wins that struggle. let's get started. >>> joining me now, the man who was national security adviser in 1979 when the u.s. embassy was taken over, zbigniew brzezinski. president carter's national security adviser. welcome, zbigniew. >> welcome. good to see you. >> do you worry about some dramatic event like in the late 1970s taking place across the world? >> not really. i think the situation today is much more complex than then. at the time the muslim states in the area were relatively conservative, politically controlled, internally stable, with the exception of iran, which eventually disintegrated. but we didn't respond by plunging the region into a war and i think we have to thing of that very hard these days because the entire region is very volatile. tremendous emotions have been unle
if the united states pulls out, the crazies only get stronger. the clash of civilizations exists, and it is within islam between those who want to burn american embassies and those who want to partner with us in building modern societies. we have a stake in who wins that struggle. let's get started. >>> joining me now, the man who was national security adviser in 1979 when the u.s. embassy was taken over, zbigniew brzezinski. president carter's national security adviser. welcome,...
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a state department official tells cnn the united states has been notified by the libyan government that an american consulate official was killed in benghazi today. the state department doesn't have independent confirmation of the death, but it is the result of a day of violence against americans in the middle east. protesters scaled the walls of the u.s. embassy in cairo and burned american flags, this in response to a video produced by an american mocking the prophet muhammad. we're joined now on the phone. we have new video we'll be showing you here as we ask you -- i know you've been in touch with people on the ground. we're looking at new video here in benghazi. what can you tell us happened? >> reporter: well, there are reports of libyan casualties as a result of these clashes at the consulate. i spoke to eye witnesses on the scene who described the situation there. libyan security forces were engaged in heavy clashes with members of an armed group, a radical militant group based in eastern libya. libyan troops were deployed to the scene. roads to the consulate were blocked. rocke
a state department official tells cnn the united states has been notified by the libyan government that an american consulate official was killed in benghazi today. the state department doesn't have independent confirmation of the death, but it is the result of a day of violence against americans in the middle east. protesters scaled the walls of the u.s. embassy in cairo and burned american flags, this in response to a video produced by an american mocking the prophet muhammad. we're joined...
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as i have seen the president do over these past several months, i will not divide the united states of america but instead, bring us together. >> he divides us. he tries to divide america, tear america apart. >> to divide our great country. >> and divide the american people. >> i will not divide this nation. >> we don't want to divide america. we want to unite america. >> mitt romney over the course of the campaign. today he went on fox news where he defended what he said on the leaked tape. >> i recognize that those people who are not paying income tax are going to say gosh, this provision that mitt keeps talking about lowering income taxes, that's not going to be real attractive to them and those that are dependent upon government and those that think government's job is to redistribute, i'm not going to get them. i know there's a divide in the country about that view. i know some believe that government should take from some to give to the others. i think the president makes it clear in the tape that was released today that that's what he believes. i think that's an entirely foreign
as i have seen the president do over these past several months, i will not divide the united states of america but instead, bring us together. >> he divides us. he tries to divide america, tear america apart. >> to divide our great country. >> and divide the american people. >> i will not divide this nation. >> we don't want to divide america. we want to unite america. >> mitt romney over the course of the campaign. today he went on fox news where he defended...
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. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible, liberty and justice for all. [ cheering ] >> i do not care what color flag you fly, my friends out there, that was a stirring moment. it not only electrified the crowd but brought tears to a lot of people at the convention center. a lot of tears to people watching tv at home. [ female announcer ] want to spend less and retire with more? at e-trade, our free online tools and retirement specialists can help you build a personalized plan and execute it with a wide range of low cost investments. get a great plan and low cost investments at e-trade. >>> so you do not have to be wolf blitzer to see the political fallout of a disappointing jobs report. two months from election day. this morning the head of the republican national committee reacted to the 96,000 new jobs in august. here was the tweet he sent. time is up, mr. president. more of same is not good enough. this isn't an incomplete. which is the president's own assessment of his economic per
. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible, liberty and justice for all. [ cheering ] >> i do not care what color flag you fly, my friends out there, that was a stirring moment. it not only electrified the crowd but brought tears to a lot of people at the convention center. a lot of tears to people watching tv at home. [ female announcer ] want to spend less and retire with more? at...
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states government becomes tu united states citizens and the body of citizen rry and so it seems that the people who believe deeply in israel as a key ally and also as a shining light in a very difficult area, we ought to be concerned that perhaps some of our fellow citizens don't understand how important it is. >> rabbi david wolpe, we appreciate your time this morning. thank you. >> thank you. >>> for more stories on faith, check out the wildly popular bl blog, cnn.com/belief. >>> an american border agent is dead and now his suspected killer is in custody. we will talk to the border agent's family. conversations help us learn and grow. at wells fargo, we believe you can never underestimate the power of a conversation. it's this exchange of ideas that helps you move ahead with confidence. so when the conversation turns to your financial goals... turn to us. if you need anything else, let me know. [ female announcer ] wells fargo. together we'll go far. mom's smartphone... dad's tablet... or lauren's smartphone... at&t has a plan built to help make families' lives easier. introducing
states government becomes tu united states citizens and the body of citizen rry and so it seems that the people who believe deeply in israel as a key ally and also as a shining light in a very difficult area, we ought to be concerned that perhaps some of our fellow citizens don't understand how important it is. >> rabbi david wolpe, we appreciate your time this morning. thank you. >> thank you. >>> for more stories on faith, check out the wildly popular bl blog,...
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>> reporter: no reaction yet regarding the reaction by the united states. but, anderson, earlier today, we heard from senior government officials, the former prime minister now of libya and the speaker of parliament holding a press conference, strong condemnation of the attack vowing to bring the speaker to justice, saying this attack coincided with september 11th, believing there was a link there, hence, it was carried out by islamic extremist groups that operate in eastern libya, and saying that libya will not allow the revenge attacks against the west, and at the same time, saying they will need the help of the international community in confronting these groups, people here, anderson, really shocked by what happened. many libyans i've spoken to today are really saddened by this attack and hope that the perpetrators are brought to justice. >> the state department, we saw a very grave secretary of state clinton condemning the attacks. cnn has confirmed it was a planned attack. the attack in benghazi, libya. what more are we learning about the attacks and
>> reporter: no reaction yet regarding the reaction by the united states. but, anderson, earlier today, we heard from senior government officials, the former prime minister now of libya and the speaker of parliament holding a press conference, strong condemnation of the attack vowing to bring the speaker to justice, saying this attack coincided with september 11th, believing there was a link there, hence, it was carried out by islamic extremist groups that operate in eastern libya, and...
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states would be on that list. in 25th place. let's raise academic standards across the nation. let's get back to the head of the class. let's solve this. >>> earlier before the break we told but an airline carrier not letting a down's syndrome teenager on board. the boy and his parents were set to fly from new jersey to california on american airlines and upgraded to first class but the family was told their child was disruptive and a security risk. the vanderhorst say they have videotape to prove he wasn't and plan to sue. avery friedman, civil rights attorney and law professor joining us from pittsburgh, hello good to see. >> hi, fredricka. >> and richard herman, defense attorney and law professor in las vegas. you never stand still. we have to keep up with you. >> movin' and groovin'. >> that's right. do the vanderhorsts have a case? avery, you first, they say they were denied access, it was the pilot's discretion or eyewitness account with theirs. can they go forward with a legal suit? should they? >> i think
states would be on that list. in 25th place. let's raise academic standards across the nation. let's get back to the head of the class. let's solve this. >>> earlier before the break we told but an airline carrier not letting a down's syndrome teenager on board. the boy and his parents were set to fly from new jersey to california on american airlines and upgraded to first class but the family was told their child was disruptive and a security risk. the vanderhorst say they have...
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has any president in the history of the united states ever handed a bigger financial crisis over to the guy that followed him than george bush did? >> well, if you look at -- >> yes or no. >> yeah, sure. >> who? >> herbert hoover. herbert hoover. >> well, herbert hoover took all the same policies, i mean, fdr didn't do anything that herbert hoover didn't do. higher taxes, more spending, more regulations, and it didn't work for hoover -- >> are you saying that fdr was the same as herbert hoover? >> well, he did hoover took tax rates up to 75% from 25%, fdr took them up towards 90%. he did massive spending, did all that regulation of the farm industry. nothing particularly new, just a little bit more and of course, it didn't work -- >> but grover, grover, interesting parallel. an interesting parallel. >> that's remarkable. >> wait, wait, wait. unless my memory's wrong, fdr was the only other president in certainly modern history who ever got re-elected with unemployment over 8% because the people believed that he had the right vision going forward to turn things around. isn't that a very
has any president in the history of the united states ever handed a bigger financial crisis over to the guy that followed him than george bush did? >> well, if you look at -- >> yes or no. >> yeah, sure. >> who? >> herbert hoover. herbert hoover. >> well, herbert hoover took all the same policies, i mean, fdr didn't do anything that herbert hoover didn't do. higher taxes, more spending, more regulations, and it didn't work for hoover -- >> are you...
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. >> the united states has been a nation that respects all faiths. we reject all efforts to denigrate the beliefs of others. >> some republicans, though, were not so happy the state department shell ed out $70,000 of taxpayer money to continue what they call the obama apology tour. >> in the midst of this apology tour, we see our embassies in the middle east under siege. so how is that u.s. apology tour working out for you, mr. president? look, if our fearless leaders insist on waving the white flag like this, we need to bring our troops home from the middle east. no more blood. no more u.s. treasure spent. >> extraordinary briefings are held behind closed doors as lawmakers demand answers. today, many are fuming. they say top officials gave little insight into the consulate attack that killed the ambassador to libya and three other americans and the white house was too slow, some say, in declaring it was an act of terrorism and not an angry mob. listen to how that assessment has changed since sunday. >> we are of the view that this is not an express
. >> the united states has been a nation that respects all faiths. we reject all efforts to denigrate the beliefs of others. >> some republicans, though, were not so happy the state department shell ed out $70,000 of taxpayer money to continue what they call the obama apology tour. >> in the midst of this apology tour, we see our embassies in the middle east under siege. so how is that u.s. apology tour working out for you, mr. president? look, if our fearless leaders insist...
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there have been demonstrations in support of the united states and apologizing. when you saw those pictures, how does that make you feel? >> well, it heartens me that it confirms how affectionate the people were and grateful that they worked so hard for their liberation and that to me is what he represented. >> i can't imagine what this day has been like for you. i appreciate you taking the time to talk to us and let us know a little bit more about your stepson. thank you. >> our hearts are filled with gratitude and grief. thank you, sir. >> thank you. sadly there's more turmoil today and more american lives in jeopardy. friday, the muslim day of prayer was anything but tranquil. violence erupting for a fourth stray day in egypt, yemen, gaza. and in tunisia. some managed to get into the complex, carrying american flags. the staff are reported to be safe. in libya, four suspects are now in custody in connection with tuesday's killings. for the latest on the chaos, the investigation and any possible warning signs of trouble before the attacks, we taurn to arwa damo
there have been demonstrations in support of the united states and apologizing. when you saw those pictures, how does that make you feel? >> well, it heartens me that it confirms how affectionate the people were and grateful that they worked so hard for their liberation and that to me is what he represented. >> i can't imagine what this day has been like for you. i appreciate you taking the time to talk to us and let us know a little bit more about your stepson. thank you. >>...
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. >> when and if i become president of the united states, i will not take god out of my heart, i will not take god out of the public square, and i will not take it out of the platform of my party. >> well, the coin reference has gone away, but again his plan for the economy came last. once he got there, he went into detail, but his rhetorical road to the economy took the scenic route through the pentagon and especially the bible belt. and also nascar country. right after stumping with pat robertson, mitt romney made a pit stop at the international raceway signing autographs on saturday night. he also kicked often the weekend in iowa. endorsing steve king, outspoken and controversial conservative. you can agree or not with congressman king. and talk about their focus on abortion and same-sex marriage, you can believe the religion de serves a bigger role in the public or not. you can recognize the political rhetoric just like a good story or good sermon doesn't always get straight to the point. but either way the real message has been the economy. even before today a month and a day ago
. >> when and if i become president of the united states, i will not take god out of my heart, i will not take god out of the public square, and i will not take it out of the platform of my party. >> well, the coin reference has gone away, but again his plan for the economy came last. once he got there, he went into detail, but his rhetorical road to the economy took the scenic route through the pentagon and especially the bible belt. and also nascar country. right after stumping...
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are israel and the united states really on the same page? stay with us. >>> religion versus freedom of speech. an ohio jury deliberates where hair-cutting attacks in the amish community was an expression of religion or a hate crime. [ male announcer ] if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... ♪ [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour 1 on the first day you take it. claritin® doesn't start working until hour 3. [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] zyrtec®. love the air. join zyrtec® rewards. save up to $7 on zyrtec® products. for their "destination wedding." double miles you can "actually" use. but with those single mile travel cards... [ bridesmaid ] blacked out... but i'm a bridesmaid. oh! "x" marks the spot she'll never sit. but i bought a dress! a toast... ...to the capital one venture card. fly any airline, any flight, anytime. double miles you can actually use. what a coincidence
are israel and the united states really on the same page? stay with us. >>> religion versus freedom of speech. an ohio jury deliberates where hair-cutting attacks in the amish community was an expression of religion or a hate crime. [ male announcer ] if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... ♪ [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working...
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and here in the united states, there was a lot of talk about this yesterday, the u.s. supports freedom of the press. freedom of expression. these are some of the things that the u.s. has talked about when it's talked about democracy, that everybody has a right to speak their mind, to express themselves, whether it's a movie, whether it's a protest. whether it's a cartoon. things like that. and they understand that you have to be sensitive in doing so, but to say that the u.s. did not respond to armed gunmen approaching the consulate in a wrong way or anger i think is going to raise a lot of eyebrows at the state department, because this morning secretary clinton called -- or last night, if you will, in libyan time, secretary clinton called the president of libya and said you better secure these facilities. that is your responsibility as a hoegs government. >> elise labott, do me a favor and stand by. we're going to keep coming back to you. i do want to bring in peter brooks. a former deputy assistant secretary of defense and a former cia officer, currently a senior fel
and here in the united states, there was a lot of talk about this yesterday, the u.s. supports freedom of the press. freedom of expression. these are some of the things that the u.s. has talked about when it's talked about democracy, that everybody has a right to speak their mind, to express themselves, whether it's a movie, whether it's a protest. whether it's a cartoon. things like that. and they understand that you have to be sensitive in doing so, but to say that the u.s. did not respond to...
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s system to try to put pressure on israel and the united states. they are saying that we want to be as close to a u.n. member independent state as possible. and that means an upgrade to an observer nonmember status. potentially more inclusion in u.n. organizations including criminal court systems, areas where they could potentially sue against israel, so to speak, on issues such as occupy territories and what they call terrorist acts against the palestinians. >> all right, richard roth at the u.n., thanks so much. >>> we have a lot more to cover in the next two hours including a michigan driveway, a theory, a legendary mystery about a notorious crime figure. do we know yet what happened to jimmy hoffa? >>> and here we go again, l.a. drivers are bracing for carmageddon part two, opening soon near hollywood. hey, i love your cereal there -- it's got that sweet honey taste. but no way it's 80 calories, right? no way, right? lady, i just drive the truck. right, there's no way right, right? have a nice day. [ male announcer ] 80 delicious calories. fibe
s system to try to put pressure on israel and the united states. they are saying that we want to be as close to a u.n. member independent state as possible. and that means an upgrade to an observer nonmember status. potentially more inclusion in u.n. organizations including criminal court systems, areas where they could potentially sue against israel, so to speak, on issues such as occupy territories and what they call terrorist acts against the palestinians. >> all right, richard roth at...
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the united states as the host country of the united nations has no control over who speaks. this infuriates daniel mariaschin. new york senator kirsten jigill gra brand wants to make things harder. the talk back question for you today, should the united nations impose limits on the iranian leader's speech? facebook.com/carolcnn. facebook.com/carolcnn. your comments later this hour. >>> parents are used to their children bringing home, you know, school work. but probably not this. the so-called morning after pill known as plan b. school officials, well, some of them, are going to start to hand them out to students. the ones who inspire us, the ones who make us laugh, the ones with the strong shoulder to lean on, the ones we're named after, and the ones named after us. it takes all kinds of good to make a family. at new york life, everything we do is to help you keep good going. >>> good monday morning. i'm carol costello. stories we're watching right now in the "newsroom" at 30 minutes past the hour. opening bell on wall street rang just seconds ago. after a mixed week on wal
the united states as the host country of the united nations has no control over who speaks. this infuriates daniel mariaschin. new york senator kirsten jigill gra brand wants to make things harder. the talk back question for you today, should the united nations impose limits on the iranian leader's speech? facebook.com/carolcnn. facebook.com/carolcnn. your comments later this hour. >>> parents are used to their children bringing home, you know, school work. but probably not this. the...
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and the man for that turnaround will be our next president of the united states and his name is mitt romney. >> paul ryan has been using that line over and over and over the last couple days. the romney campaign kind of fumbled with that over the weekend and they're saying, yes, we absolutely are better off than we were four years ago. a lot of campaign traffic in the battleground state. he was there last week. guess where he's going on friday after this convention in charlotte? iowa is his second stop. >> ohio. >> not ohio, but iowa. >> let's talk about the rnc and whether mitt romney got any bouchbs bounce at all. >> that is such a good question everybody wants to know. this is our national poll right after the republican national convention. it was 49/47 with president obama over mitt romney before the convention. now it's 48/48. it is dead even. is there a bounce there? not really. but in the last couple elections, there really hasn't been much of a bounce for either side. mitt romney's favorable numbers have increased a little bit since last week. carol? >> paul steinhauser repo
and the man for that turnaround will be our next president of the united states and his name is mitt romney. >> paul ryan has been using that line over and over and over the last couple days. the romney campaign kind of fumbled with that over the weekend and they're saying, yes, we absolutely are better off than we were four years ago. a lot of campaign traffic in the battleground state. he was there last week. guess where he's going on friday after this convention in charlotte? iowa is...
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she went from one particular region of the united states to another which is region two. and for the last five months she was in region two of the united states which puts her in the northeast area. now, we also, and this is something we didn't discuss when i was here before, her tooth, one of her teeth was sent to another lab for isotope testing, and that was able to -- the results of those tests were able to provide us with some more informative information about her earlier years and that, along with the hair samples we've determined, that there's a potential she could have come from the midwest area meaning quite honestly arizona is what we're focusing our -- what we're doing now. >> it's fascinating when we're talking about a hair sample. how does it work? testing the dna from a hair sample that's actually able to pinpoint where she has been and where she might have been from? >> well, it's not down. a it's elements. oxygen and a few other elements that are in the hair which are in the water and the soil in particular geographical areas of the united states, so basic
she went from one particular region of the united states to another which is region two. and for the last five months she was in region two of the united states which puts her in the northeast area. now, we also, and this is something we didn't discuss when i was here before, her tooth, one of her teeth was sent to another lab for isotope testing, and that was able to -- the results of those tests were able to provide us with some more informative information about her earlier years and that,...
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and that's why the united states will do what we must to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> cnn foreign affairs reporter elise labott is with us. what can we expect from ahmadinejad today? will he tone it down or go out as fiery as he always does? >> i think he's going to double down, up the ante, and hear more of the same. previous years he's talked about american officials being responsible for 9/11, talking about that the holocaust never exists. i think he's very sidelined at home. not very strong right now. i think he'd like to use the world stage as a bullying pulpit, if you will, and then when he talks about this new world order, it has a lot of resonance in some of the countries that do feel like the united states and the western countries, the permanent members of the security council, call all the shots. so while he says a lot of things that are, rhetoric that's very fiery, at the same time, he does have an audience, he's not just speaking for himself. >> people have been asking to tone it down, ban ki-moon -- >> ban ki-moon, u.n. secretary-general said, listen,
and that's why the united states will do what we must to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> cnn foreign affairs reporter elise labott is with us. what can we expect from ahmadinejad today? will he tone it down or go out as fiery as he always does? >> i think he's going to double down, up the ante, and hear more of the same. previous years he's talked about american officials being responsible for 9/11, talking about that the holocaust never exists. i think he's very...
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now he's 37, the youngest mayor of a top 50 city in the united states. he's also used to the baby face jokes. >> i think one of the funnier things that has happened to you when you first met president barack obama he jokingly asked if you were the intern. >> that's right. >> you being asked to do the speech is that making up for that jab. >> i don't know. i don't know. i always got the age jokes at different points in my career. >> is it still happening? >> every now and then. but i'm starting to get the gray hair from my 3-year-old daughter and from politics. >> this is the biggest speech of castro's career. latinos enjoyed prominent speaking roles at the republican convention and castro must convince latinos to stick with president barack obama. >> president obama has not been a friend of the latino community, some say. >> immigration, health care, education, any number of issues he has been a very effective advocate for the latino community. >> he's in the midst of pushing for a small sales tax to fund prekindergarten programs for low income children
now he's 37, the youngest mayor of a top 50 city in the united states. he's also used to the baby face jokes. >> i think one of the funnier things that has happened to you when you first met president barack obama he jokingly asked if you were the intern. >> that's right. >> you being asked to do the speech is that making up for that jab. >> i don't know. i don't know. i always got the age jokes at different points in my career. >> is it still happening? >>...
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states. that's the political battle right now that means so much to your money and that's what's happening in europe. i want to take a look at stocks. stock futures are higher as you mentioned and we have been telling you the stocks had a pretty good summer. in the middle of this whole conversation this week of the are you better off conversation, no one is really talking about the stock market. the stock market is better off, no question over the past four years. this is just since january 2009, up some 50% even if you go back to the fall of 2008 when there was a big campaign going on. you're much better off since then as well. about 20% higher since then. people don't talk about this and say i feel better in the middle class because of stocks because when your house is hit and you're worried about jobs, those are much more important right now. in the third quarter of 2008 gdp in this country, our economy shrank 3.7%. in august 2008 we lost 274,000 jobs and in september we lost another 432,0
states. that's the political battle right now that means so much to your money and that's what's happening in europe. i want to take a look at stocks. stock futures are higher as you mentioned and we have been telling you the stocks had a pretty good summer. in the middle of this whole conversation this week of the are you better off conversation, no one is really talking about the stock market. the stock market is better off, no question over the past four years. this is just since january...
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because frankly it was the united states embassy we're talking about which supposedly is united states tear toirks at least the inside of it. >> right. but internationally, host country always provides the outer perimeter security. so if they failed to do that, then if there's enough people causing an attack it's going to be like the alamo. are going to be able to overwhelm an embassy or consulate. >> so you need host country help. >> you need host country along with adequate security on your part. but definitely the host country has to keep them out of the perimeter in the first place. >> another part this letter. it seems like a pre-11 mindset treating a act of war solely as a criminal matter rather than also prioritizing the gathering of intelligence to preconvenient future attacks." a pre9/11 mindset? >> that's also absurd. the government, the fbi, the cia, the mill takers all of the intelligence assets of the united states have completely been transformed since 9/11. there's a much different level of cooperation and aggressive efforts overseas to try to get to the bottom of some o
because frankly it was the united states embassy we're talking about which supposedly is united states tear toirks at least the inside of it. >> right. but internationally, host country always provides the outer perimeter security. so if they failed to do that, then if there's enough people causing an attack it's going to be like the alamo. are going to be able to overwhelm an embassy or consulate. >> so you need host country help. >> you need host country along with adequate...
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violent protests in afghanistan against the united states. the latest hot spot, kabul, hundreds of people rallying against that very low-budget film that mocks the muslim prophet muhammad. an afghan police official said at least 15 officers were injured. police were also forced to beat back a mob in karachi in pakistan. one person was killed there. >>> president obama is lodging an unfair trade complaint against china with the world trade organization. the white house is claiming beijing is trampling on trade laws by imposing more than $3 billion in duties on u.s. auto exports, creating an unfair advantage for china's automakers and parts manufacturers. the president will make that announcement today while he's campaigning in the state of ohio. this is no coincidence that is a state that relies heavily on the auto parts industry to create jobs. >>> mitt romney is in los angeles this morning looking to drum up support among latino voters. he'll pledge to reform the nation's broken immigration system when he addresses the hispanic chamber of co
violent protests in afghanistan against the united states. the latest hot spot, kabul, hundreds of people rallying against that very low-budget film that mocks the muslim prophet muhammad. an afghan police official said at least 15 officers were injured. police were also forced to beat back a mob in karachi in pakistan. one person was killed there. >>> president obama is lodging an unfair trade complaint against china with the world trade organization. the white house is claiming...
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states, 38th treasurer of the united states. so just a little fact-checking there. because he's the first latino, but we do have the first latina with the gop. and we have images. thank you. we're looking forward to all your coverage. appreciate it. >>> cnn coverage begins today at noon with wolf blitzer. submit your questions and get answers in real-time live chat. just log on to cnn.com/roundtable to participate. >>> the gop ticket is returning the favor. vice presidential nominee paul ryan visits west lake, ohio at lunch time and travels on to cedar rapids, iowa. those battle ground states could prove critical in the election. >>> and ryan is embracing a strategy that succeeded for ronald reagan when he beat the incumbent president in 1980. both men are asking, are you better off than four years ago? >> the president has no record to run on. in fact, every president since the great depression who asked americans to send them into a second term could say that you were better off today than you were four years ago except for ji
states, 38th treasurer of the united states. so just a little fact-checking there. because he's the first latino, but we do have the first latina with the gop. and we have images. thank you. we're looking forward to all your coverage. appreciate it. >>> cnn coverage begins today at noon with wolf blitzer. submit your questions and get answers in real-time live chat. just log on to cnn.com/roundtable to participate. >>> the gop ticket is returning the favor. vice presidential...
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what the united states is now doing? >> you mentioned it briefly, erin. right now, we've learned two navy warships are heading to the coast of libya. both of those are equipped with tomahawk cruise missiles. those are satellite guided and can be programmed to strike a specific target. now, when one got the order, it was just a couple of miles away. the other was a few day's sail. but we know that the u.s. had been conducted drone flights over libya for months. today, we learned that surveillance will be much more focused on trying to find the insurgent cell responsible for this attack. so, between the drone surv surveillance and these two ships, when they get there, that gives the administration some options. >> what's the response on the ground in libya to that, to the fact united states is sending in warships? marines? >> we have not heard a reaction yet from the government here. they have been busy electing a new prime minister amid this chaos and what seems to be a real disaster for the new libya, but i have spoken with ordinary libyans to get their r
what the united states is now doing? >> you mentioned it briefly, erin. right now, we've learned two navy warships are heading to the coast of libya. both of those are equipped with tomahawk cruise missiles. those are satellite guided and can be programmed to strike a specific target. now, when one got the order, it was just a couple of miles away. the other was a few day's sail. but we know that the u.s. had been conducted drone flights over libya for months. today, we learned that...
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protesters outside the united states embassy. it's, as you can see, it's a very, very tense situation. the violence in libya and in egypt and the president's response quickly becoming a big campaign issue in the race for the white house. with us now the former new york city mayor and one-time republican presidential candidate, rudy giuliani, who's supporting mitt romney. mr. mayor, thanks very much for coming in. >> thank you for having me, wolf. >> let's talk a little bit about the political fallout from this awful situation in egypt and in libya. first of all, listen to what mitt romney said today. >> a terrible course for america to stand in apology for our values, that instead when our grounds are being attacked and being breached, that the first response to the united states must be outrage at the breach of the sovereignty of our nation. an apology for america's values is never the right course. >> governor romney -- >> president obama later responded to that in an interview with cbs news. listen to what he said. >> there's
protesters outside the united states embassy. it's, as you can see, it's a very, very tense situation. the violence in libya and in egypt and the president's response quickly becoming a big campaign issue in the race for the white house. with us now the former new york city mayor and one-time republican presidential candidate, rudy giuliani, who's supporting mitt romney. mr. mayor, thanks very much for coming in. >> thank you for having me, wolf. >> let's talk a little bit about the...
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at least in the united states. one analyst estimates based on counts in new york, boston, and minneapolis, the lines today were on average about 83% longer than the lines for the iphone 4s last october. whatever the flaws are in this device, it's always popular, as you know. >> a lot of talk about it in the newsroom just today. brian todd, thanks so much. >> remember, we're always following what's going on in "the situation room." you can follow us on twitter. you can tweet me @wolfblitzer and tweet kate.
at least in the united states. one analyst estimates based on counts in new york, boston, and minneapolis, the lines today were on average about 83% longer than the lines for the iphone 4s last october. whatever the flaws are in this device, it's always popular, as you know. >> a lot of talk about it in the newsroom just today. brian todd, thanks so much. >> remember, we're always following what's going on in "the situation room." you can follow us on twitter. you can...
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i've been a superintendent for 30 some years at many different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. >>> we have become used to the question, cash or credit when you make a purchase. some places will go as far as let you use a check. prepaid cash cards or prepaid cards are really becoming a popular way to pay for stuff. do you know what you're getting into, though, if you decide to use them? alison kosik does and she is here live to give us the pros and cons of pulling out that plastic. >> ashley, these prepaid cards, they can be a risky thing, still they are becoming more and more popular every day. a new report from a few charitable trusts says that in 2009 americans loaded almost $28 billion onto prepaid cards and next year the number is expected to top $200 billion. now, they work a lot like debit kwards, but there is one big problem with them. they come w
i've been a superintendent for 30 some years at many different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. >>> we have become used to the question, cash or credit when you make a purchase. some places will go as far as let you use a check. prepaid cash cards or...
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let's listen in now. >> to the united states. over the past 48 hours leadership of this department including the secretary and the chairman have worked closely with combat and commanders to review the posture in the region and to request for assistance or orders as directed by the president of the united states. this department also continues to work closely with the state department and our partners throughout the region including yemen, egypt and afghanistan to ensure all missions have any necessary resources of this department given the potential for further demonstrations in the coming days. this weekend, secretary panetta will depart washington for the third trip to asia as secretary of the defense. the trip will take him to japan, china -- >> okay. that is a representative, a spokesperson for the pentagon, george little speaking. but there's new information about arrest made and breaking news now on cnn. we're getting word of arrests in the attack against americans in libya. you saw the press briefing there at the pentagon.
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the whole arab spring, it was obviously not about the united states, but even though the united states tried to help out where it thought it could, certainly it is not on the winning end of this and seems to be very unpopular. right now they are trying to secure the facilities and i think there's going to be a lot of sadness in the state department. it is not all going to be -- once in a while you hear about a foreign officer killed and there's a ceremony at the state department and everyone speaks about that, but not to make light of any particular person, but it is usually one or two people, someone killed in action, sometimes a contractor, sometimes someone so well-known by so many people in the united states m the state department and around the world, i think there's going to be a lot of shock today in the state department as they try to make sense of what went wrong on the u.s. really working to help build the libyan country as it got off its feet. and he was one of the early people of recognizing the opposition. and speaking of right now, the whole resolution. they thought they
the whole arab spring, it was obviously not about the united states, but even though the united states tried to help out where it thought it could, certainly it is not on the winning end of this and seems to be very unpopular. right now they are trying to secure the facilities and i think there's going to be a lot of sadness in the state department. it is not all going to be -- once in a while you hear about a foreign officer killed and there's a ceremony at the state department and everyone...
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states. rudy, it is always good to talk to you. and, you know, this comes at a moment when we have heard that al qaeda is on the run. and what we see now is groups sympathetic to al qaeda, linked to al qaeda or not on the run but frankly more powerful than the government in places like libya. are these -- should we take this threat of attack seriously? >> absolutely, i think we should take these attacks seriously, because although we're making headway in the afpak region, we have not made any headway in the north africa region. we have new governments in libya and tunisia and egypt. and frankly, some governments are sympathetic more into the cause or the lane of the extremist elements. so when they pose this threat, you also have a collapsed lip libya that has been a conduit for arms pushing across the region. now you have weapons and people who are sympathetic, and causes a big concern for me, at least. >> and what are the risks that there could be attacks outside that region? when people in
states. rudy, it is always good to talk to you. and, you know, this comes at a moment when we have heard that al qaeda is on the run. and what we see now is groups sympathetic to al qaeda, linked to al qaeda or not on the run but frankly more powerful than the government in places like libya. are these -- should we take this threat of attack seriously? >> absolutely, i think we should take these attacks seriously, because although we're making headway in the afpak region, we have not made...
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she was introducing the president of the united states of america. he's been our president for four years. we know a lot about him. >> was she really saying hang on, this guy that you've known for the last four years here are eight reasons why you need to keep him in this job? >> reporter: she's trying to remind them about the hope and change they may are afraid may be lacking this time around because everything shows there's a 22% enthusiasm drop and gap between '08 and '12 and the democrats and the republicans. >> reporter: the last night speech did a lot to help close the gap. >> we're doing all this polling and since the end of last week's republican convention, mitt romney is up 7 points among likely voters who make more than $50,000 a year. if you see this the numbers have totally switched. it's now 52 to 45. i've got one more graphic. you can look at this and among voters making under 50 grand a year president obama has widened his lead to 15 points . that's since the republican convention. what do you make of those numbers? >> reporter: the n
she was introducing the president of the united states of america. he's been our president for four years. we know a lot about him. >> was she really saying hang on, this guy that you've known for the last four years here are eight reasons why you need to keep him in this job? >> reporter: she's trying to remind them about the hope and change they may are afraid may be lacking this time around because everything shows there's a 22% enthusiasm drop and gap between '08 and '12 and the...
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. >> when you're president of the united states, you are president of all the people, not just the people who voted for you. you've heard the president say so many times, because he deeply believes it, that we're in this together, all of us. >> peter, do we have any idea where the obama campaign plans to take this? will the president take this issue with, you know, romney on the campaign trail? vice president joe biden is speaking around now. we're waiting to see if he makes any remarks. what do you think? >> biden said today he thinks the words stand for themselves. obama campaign manager sent out something about this last night. if this doesn't show up in a tv ad it probably malpractice. the best way to attack an opponent is to use his own words against him in a television ad. i've been talking to republicans in ohio and florida bracing for just that. the president himself has multiple opportunities to talk about this today. one, he's taping david letterman. should be taping it anytime now if david letterman doesn't ask him about this, i would be shocked. he has two fund-raisers in new
. >> when you're president of the united states, you are president of all the people, not just the people who voted for you. you've heard the president say so many times, because he deeply believes it, that we're in this together, all of us. >> peter, do we have any idea where the obama campaign plans to take this? will the president take this issue with, you know, romney on the campaign trail? vice president joe biden is speaking around now. we're waiting to see if he makes any...
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. >> he's president of the united states. he's a very effective speaker. >> he's a very eloquent speaker. so, i'm sure, in the debates as last time with senator mccain, he'll be very eloquent. >> reporter: what they're trying to do is lowering the bar, expectations, so if mitt romney does better in this debates next wednesday in denver. >> caller: they will say it's a great victory for him. this is what campaigns do. i don't know if americans really care but definitely what the campaigns do. >> curious they're saying mitt romney has absolutely no experience. he participate in 20 debates during the primaries. don't those count? >> yeah. bingo. that's what the obama campaign is doing because they're doing the same thing, trying to lower the bar as well. a lot of their surrogates have been saying similar things. listen to robert gibbs on the sunday talk shows. >> look, mitt romney, i think, has an advantage because he's been through 20 of these debates in this primaries over the last year. he even bragged he was declared the win
. >> he's president of the united states. he's a very effective speaker. >> he's a very eloquent speaker. so, i'm sure, in the debates as last time with senator mccain, he'll be very eloquent. >> reporter: what they're trying to do is lowering the bar, expectations, so if mitt romney does better in this debates next wednesday in denver. >> caller: they will say it's a great victory for him. this is what campaigns do. i don't know if americans really care but definitely...
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security requirements for a united states consulate. cnn's intelligence correspondent suzanne kelly has been working the story for us. what are you picking up? >> we are learning that that mission in benghazi was operating under a security waiver at the time. and that basically means the typical security standards that would have been required at other diplomatic missions did not apply in this particular volatile area. mainly because the villa which was being used to carry out the u.s. mission there was temporary in nature. according to diplomatic security experts, that decision to allow the mission to operate under a waiver would have been made in consultation with someone in washington along with their libyan counterpart and of course the ambassador himself. take a listen. >> someone made the decision that the mission in benghazi was so critical that they waived the standard security requirements which presents unique challenges to the diplomatic security service, as you can imagine. >> if you think about those unique challenges from
security requirements for a united states consulate. cnn's intelligence correspondent suzanne kelly has been working the story for us. what are you picking up? >> we are learning that that mission in benghazi was operating under a security waiver at the time. and that basically means the typical security standards that would have been required at other diplomatic missions did not apply in this particular volatile area. mainly because the villa which was being used to carry out the u.s....
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i want to play a little piece of it. >> since our founding, the united states has been a nation that respects all faiths. we reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. >> let me state very clearly, and i hope it is obvious, that the united states government had absolutely nothing to do with this video. we absolutely reject its content, and message. >> so tease are obviously just strung together press conferences that they're trying to give a message. those who think that the president's been on an apology tour in the middle east have said the apology tour continues. my question for you, though, is what's the strategy behind that? i mean, does that kind of thing work? >> well, i think for some it doesn't work. look, there are groups in pakistan, in afghanistan, in the middle east, all over, who are looking for reasons to get a group together to protest and to build up their public support. it's a power game for many people. they will find something else if they don't find this particular video. they'll find something else on the internet or some cartoon now in a
i want to play a little piece of it. >> since our founding, the united states has been a nation that respects all faiths. we reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. >> let me state very clearly, and i hope it is obvious, that the united states government had absolutely nothing to do with this video. we absolutely reject its content, and message. >> so tease are obviously just strung together press conferences that they're trying to give a message....
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paul mccartney's added some dates in the united states. he's going to show up in st. louis and houston in addition to the dates he's already playing. he's also playing new dates in canada. edmonton and vancouver. this is the same show that drew an estimated quarter of a million fans to a free concert in mexico city. these new shows are happening in november. these are rare cities for paul mccartney. the last time he played a concert in vancouver, he was a part of the beatles. beatles played there in 1964. 48 years ago. mccartney hasn't been back since. this will also be his first ever concert in edmonton, canada. one final bit of paul mccartney trivia for you this morning, carol. i'm going to put you on the spot. this week in 1971 he had his very first number one hit without the beatles this week. what do you think? >> it was from the band on the run album. right? >> and the song was? >> we are so sorry. uncle albert. along with linda mccartney. >> i remember getting that album when i was 10 years old. >> 10, hold on, i got to do the math. >> no, don't. please don't.
paul mccartney's added some dates in the united states. he's going to show up in st. louis and houston in addition to the dates he's already playing. he's also playing new dates in canada. edmonton and vancouver. this is the same show that drew an estimated quarter of a million fans to a free concert in mexico city. these new shows are happening in november. these are rare cities for paul mccartney. the last time he played a concert in vancouver, he was a part of the beatles. beatles played...
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now even the president of the united states is weighing in. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." president obama gave a major speech today before an international audience. world leaders gathered at the united nations and millions of viewers around the world were watching. comes exactly six weeks before the november election. and that means president obama's words are also aimed at domestic viewers. in other words, american voters. cnn's foreign affairs correspondent, jill dougherty, is over in new york watching all of this unfold. jill, update our viewers on what happened. >> reporter: well, wolf, you know president obama wasn't here in new york very long. the highlight of his u.n. appearance, that speech. or maybe you could call it two speeches. in his speech to the united nations president barack obama faced two audiences, citizens of the world some of them skeptical muslims. and his own fellow american who is soon will decide whether or not to keep him i
now even the president of the united states is weighing in. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." president obama gave a major speech today before an international audience. world leaders gathered at the united nations and millions of viewers around the world were watching. comes exactly six weeks before the november election. and that means president obama's words are also aimed at domestic viewers....
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but down there, that's the united states senate, they are still in session and the reason is because they are wrangling, they're tied up over what congress is promising to do, which is really important, brooke. that is fund the government for the next six months to make sure the government doesn't shut down. i want to also, before i go back to you, give you -- i know you love interesting statistics. >> of course i do. >> reporter: jamie dupre sits back the hall from us over there in the little booth there, from cox radio, he crunched the numbers and found out if you include one vote in the house today, the house has only voted on 9 fridays, 9 fridays, this entire year, all of 2012, only voted nine days and the senate, two days. only two fridays of the entire year of 2012. i would like to have fridays like that, wouldn't you? >> i like that gig, i suppose, dana bash, but they have work to get done. thank you for now. enjoy the silence. enjoy the silence there on the hill. i want to remind all of you, we'll be talking to senator olympia snowe, republican out of maine, and this is her l
but down there, that's the united states senate, they are still in session and the reason is because they are wrangling, they're tied up over what congress is promising to do, which is really important, brooke. that is fund the government for the next six months to make sure the government doesn't shut down. i want to also, before i go back to you, give you -- i know you love interesting statistics. >> of course i do. >> reporter: jamie dupre sits back the hall from us over there in...
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you've been to both conventions. >> entertainment is the second largest export of the united states of america and huge driver of our economy and i would like it to be spoken about by politicians by both sides like we speak about the automobile industry or pharmaceutical or insurance industry. it's a huge part of who we are. and you know, i would especially like the democrats and someone like cal pen who owes everything he has to the arts to talk about the vibrancy and importance of the arts in this country. the creative coalition are big for the national endowment of the arts and as condoleezza rice pointed out, we have a k through 12 education crisis in this country that is threatening the fabric of who we are. studies have shown over and over again kids that get a full -- that study arts in k through 12 are three times more likely to graduate from high school. that's a great way to take steps towards curing that. >> do you think cal penn stiffed you? >> not just him but i think it's true of both parties. i hope someone listens tonight from the democrats and talks about the vibrancy
you've been to both conventions. >> entertainment is the second largest export of the united states of america and huge driver of our economy and i would like it to be spoken about by politicians by both sides like we speak about the automobile industry or pharmaceutical or insurance industry. it's a huge part of who we are. and you know, i would especially like the democrats and someone like cal pen who owes everything he has to the arts to talk about the vibrancy and importance of the...